[Tutor] Blank line added when reading in from file????
alan.gauld@bt.com
alan.gauld@bt.com
Wed, 5 Dec 2001 14:39:09 -0000
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while p < 4:
text = in_file.readline()
You could just have used:
list = in_file.readlines()
But list is a bad variable name since its also
a Python function...it converts things to lists.
The problem I have is that the text that is stored in variable 'text' isn't
simply the contents of one line of the file, another blank line is appended
onto the end, which causes problems for the rest of the program, so instead
of this,
I suspect using string.strip() will fix this:
lines = in_file.readlines()
for index in range(length(lines)):
lines[index] = lines[index].strip()
BTW The comments elsewhere about HTML refer to the format of your
email which seems to be in HTML which some folks on the
tutor list can't read properly (at least their mail client
can't!).
Alan G
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<DIV>while p < 4:<BR> text = in_file.readline()<BR><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>You could just have used:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>list = in_file.readlines()</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>But list is a bad variable name since its also </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>a Python function...it converts things to lists.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>The problem I have is that the text that is stored in variable 'text'
isn't simply the contents of one line of the file, another blank line is
appended onto the end, which causes problems for the rest of the program, so
instead of this,</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>I suspect using string.strip() will fix this:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>lines = in_file.readlines()</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>for index in range(length(lines)):</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2> lines[index] = lines[index].strip()</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>BTW The comments elsewhere about HTML refer to the format of your
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>email which seems to be in HTML which some folks on the
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>tutor list can't read properly (at least their mail client
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>can't!).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=610523714-05122001><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>Alan G</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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